Arrival at Amanpulo in the Philippines actually starts before you ever get there!! 

You are taken on arrival at Manila airport to the private Aman lounge prior to boarding the hotels own non-public twin prop aircraft which flies you directly to the resort.  That’s some style!! 

the 1st thing that happens on arrival is that you are given the grand tour of the resort, then was taken to your ‘casitta’/banda/villa. 

We were lucky enough to have a beach casitta, which stood only a short path away from what was nearly our own non-public beach, and what a beach.  Imagine white talcum powder as far as the eye can sea, backed by the most beautiful shades of turquoise and pale blue and green sea.  I presumed I’d seen the finest beaches in the world in the Seychelles – not so!! 

The casita has wall to wall windows, so the views of the water are completely spectacular. 

there is a king sized bed, a massive toilet with dressing area, separate shower and tub, all just A1. 

Outside there’s a large sun deck with 2 day beds and a hammock, and all totally private. 

You can add to this the most beautiful cotton robe for lying around in, amazing fluffy towels, toilet products, and fresh fruit each day. 

After all that it comes as barely a surprise to discover that the nosh was another feature of Ananpulo.  There’s an a la carte menu, daily specials, and in fact whatever you would like the chef will cook, and you can eat anywhere just about at any time.  A gastronomic paradise!! 

particularly notable was the beach club paella, and the B.B.Q.s. 

This isn’t a resort for folk who have to be entertained, with many activity being on or under the water, and then naturally there is the beach!! 

potentially the outstanding thing of all, was the incredible subtle and classy quality of service, rendering Amanpulo as one of the best resorts anywhere.

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